Snow Crab Presence Likelihood in Bay of Fundy and Port Hawkesbury Areas

A geospatial dataset delineating the likelihood of seasonal Snow Crab presence in the Bay of Fundy and Port Hawkesbury areas of Nova Scotia. The data was created by the Coastal Oceanography and Ecosystem Research section of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, based on a review of scientific and local knowledge sources as of March 2017. It was published in June 2018 to support Area Response Planning under the World Class Tanker Safety System initiative.

Use Cases

• Modeling marine species distribution for environmental emergency response based on the described likelihood of presence.
• Planning coastal management zones based on seasonal Snow Crab habitats mentioned in the description.
• Integrating local ecological knowledge with scientific data for conservation planning, as referenced in the dataset's creation method.

Strengths

• Data is based on a formal review of both scientific and local knowledge sources by a government science division.
• Dataset is available in multiple formats including FGDB/GDB, ESRI REST, and CSV.
• Has a specific creation date (March 2017) and publication date (June 2018) for temporal context.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The underlying data review was completed in March 2017; ecological conditions may have changed.

Provenance

Source

Coastal Ecosystems Science Division, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, St. Andrews, N.B.

Collection Method

Science sources and local knowledge sources were reviewed to estimate and delineate areas of seasonal presence.

Time Range

Based on a review as of March 2017.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-24 08:05:09.030572; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Bay of Fundy and Port Hawkesbury areas of Nova Scotia, Canada.